Investigative Reporter Jim Taricani Dies

(Undated)--A veteran Rhode Island television newsman has died.Jim Taricani, an investigative reporter for WJAR-TV, was 69 years old.Taricani famously served a six-month home confinement sentence after refusing to disclose the source that leaked a secret FBI tape showing a top aide for former Providence Mayor Buddy Cianci taking a bribe.Funeral services will be held on Thursday in Kingston.


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